Part 2 General Employee Radiological Training

DOE-STD-1098-99

Radiological Control

Training and Qualification

March 2005

PART 2 General Employee Radiological Training

Table 3-1 summarizes the requirements for those individuals who should receive General Employee Radiological

Training.

621 Site Personnel

Individuals shall complete radiation safety training prior to unescorted access to controlled areas and prior to

receiving occupational radiation exposure during access to controlled areas [see 835.901(a)]. This training shall

address the radiation safety training topics in Article 613.1 to the extent appropriate for the degree of exposure to

radiological hazards that may be encountered and the required controls [see 835.901(a)].

General Employee Radiological Training should include DOE's core course training materials, as applicable, and

should be expanded to include site-specific information, such as site-specific radiation types, alarm responses, and

policies.

Workers may challenge General Employee Radiological Training core knowledge requirements by passing a

comprehensive examination. If unsuccessful in one attempt, the entire General Employee Radiological Training

standardized core training should be completed. Challenges should not apply to the site-specific portions.

Additional training beyond General Employee Radiological Training should be required for unescorted entry into

radiological buffer areas or areas posted for radiological control other than controlled areas.

Information may be communicated by classroom lecture, videotape, or other appropriate methods.

In the alternate year when full training is not completed, the latest General Employee Radiological Training

Handbook (Student Guide) should be distributed for self-study.

If an escort is used in lieu of training, then the escort shall have completed the level of training required for the

areas to be entered and the work to be performed and shall ensure that the escorted individual complies with the

radiation protection program [see 835.901(e)].

622 Radiological Safety Training and Orientation for Members of the Public

Members of the public shall receive radiation safety training prior to being permitted unescorted access to

controlled areas [see 835.901(b)]. This training shall address the radiation safety training topics in Article 613.1 to

the extent appropriate for the degree of exposure to radiological hazards that may be encountered and the required

controls [see 835.901(a)].

DOE encourages its operating entities to continuously escort members of the public in the controlled area.

However, when members of the public are trained in accordance with Article 622.1, the following additional

criteria should be met prior to permitting unescorted access to controlled areas:

Prior approval by the radiological control manager

Appropriate limitations are established on the areas to be entered and the activities to be undertaken to prevent

occupational exposure

c. The individual receives enhanced training providing information commensurate with the areas to be entered

and activities to be undertaken while unescorted.

Members of the public, including tour groups and visiting dignitaries, who enter the controlled area and are

continuously escorted, should receive a radiological safety orientation. This orientation should include the

following topics and be commensurate with the hazards present in the areas to be entered and the required controls:

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